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ASSIGNORS TO SILVER dz: COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A COR- PORATIONOF NEW YORK.

TOASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,340, dated October28, 1902.

I Application filed June 7,1902. Serial No. 110,677. (No model.)

-To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. SILVER and PHILIP FRIEDLANDER, citizensof the United States of America, and residents of Brooklyn, in the Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toasters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toasters designed to for use on oil, gas, orgasolene stoves; and it consists in certainnovel features ofconstruction hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The leading objects of the invention are to produce a neatarticle oflight weight and without movable parts, to apply the heat directly tothe bread through perforations, to equally distribute the heat to theseveral sides of a pyramidal toaster, and to avoid' drying or hardeningthe bread by confining the heating to the surface of the slice that isto be browned.

Two sheets of drawings accompany this specification as part thereof. 7

Figure 1 is a side view of the improved toaster. Fig. 2 is a top view.Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on the line A B, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa half-plan of the base-piece of the toaster. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of one of its side piecesdetached. Fig. 6 is a 0 fragmentarysectionthrough one of the corners.

Like letters and numbers refer to like parts in all the figures.

The improved toaster is constructed of thin sheet-iron and wire andcomprises a panshaped rectangular b'ase-piece-l, four side pieces 2,constructed with corrugations extending from top to bottom and withperforations a throughout, an imperforate cap- 40 piece 3, forming thetop of the toaster, and

four corner-pieces 4 in the form of concavocon-vex strips embracing thelateral edges of the side pieces 2 and binding them together, as in Fig.6, and extending through perforations b and c in the base-piece l andcap-piece 3,

so that by clenching or upsetting the extremities of the corner piecesthe parts above named are securely united with each other.

The base-piece 1 has upturned stays d, Figs.

3 and 4, which support the side pieces 2 externally at their lower ends,and within the side pieces a circular curb 6 forms an internal supportand also conforms the heat-inlet of the toaster to the customary roundburners of the stoves for which the toaster is designed. A perforatedcone 5, Fig. 3, having a downturned marginal flange f fitted to saidcurb e, insures a proper distribution of the heat within the chamber 6,Fig. 3, inclosed I by the several side pieces 2 and the cappiece 3.

To render the structure more rigid, a tightening-bell 6, Fig. 3, isinserted within its upper part, and a central tightening-bolt 7 extendsupward from the top of this bell through 6 the cap-piece 3.

The other main parts of the toaster are four externally-attachedbread-supports 8, each preferably composed of a single wire with itsends h rebent at top and inserted through two of the perforations a inthe side pieces 2. Short pieces 9 of light wire preferably andconveniently fasten the bread-supports 8 to the perforated sides of thetoaster below their attaching ends it; but such supplemental fasteningsmay be dispensed with, or the bread-supports may be attached in otherknown ways, and other like modifications will suggest themselves tothose skilled in the art.

An upturned marginal flange ion the basepiece 1 and a downturnedmarginal flangej on the cap-piece 3 give the article a neat finish andthe requisite stiffness and complete its provision with smooth edges.The baseflange 2'- facilitates handling the article, and the base-pieceis preferably further provided with holes In, Fig. 4, to reduce itsheat-absorbing area, and thus to keep said flanged cool, as well as tofurther reduce the weight of the article. The cap-flange serves also toassist in fastening the side pieces 2 in place.

In addition to rendering the toaster rigid the tightening-bell 6 servesto regulate the discharge of superheated air through the perforated sidepieces 2 by closing the perforations or above the lower edges of thebell.

By constructing the perforated side pieces 2 with corrugations extendingfrom bottom to top the distribution of the superheated air to all theexposed perforations is materially 10c assisted, the sides are renderedstiif and durable, and the joints are protected against injury by theexpansion and contraction of the side pieces.

The corner-pieces 4 not only securely unite the parts, as abovedescribed, but by preventing the escape of the superheated air at theedges of the side pieces 2 increase the efiiciency of the toaster inoperation.

The side pieces 2 soon become highly heated and the chamberg filled withsuperheated air, which escapes through the perforations or against theslices of bread. These are held in close proximity to the perforatedsides by the several bread-supports 8, and four slices may convenientlybe toasted simultaneously. As the inturned side of the slice is its onlypart exposed to the heat, drying or hardening the bread in the toastingoperation is readily avoided.

Having thus described said improvement, we claim as our invention anddesire to patent under this specification 1. Animproved toaster,ofpyramidal shape, comprising a sheet-metal base constructed with acentral opening, a cap-piece of sheet metal parallel with said base,side pieces of perforated sheet metal surrounding a chamber incommunication with said opening at bottom and closed at top by saidcap-piece, corner-pieces connecting said base and cappiece and closingthe joints between said side pieces, and means for supporting slices ofbread outside of and in close proximity to said side pieces.

2. An improved toaster,of pyramidal shape, comprising a sheet-metal baseconstructed with a central opening, a cap-piece of sheet metal parallelwith said base, side pieces of perforated and corrugated sheet metalsurrounding a chamber in communication with said opening at bottom andclosed at top by said cap-piece, corner-pieces connecting said base andcap-piece and closing the joints between said side pieces, and means forsupporting slices of bread outside of and in close proximity to saidside pieces.

3. An improved toaster,of pyramidal shape, comprising a sheet-metal baseconstructed with a central opening, a cap-piece of sheet metal parallelwith said base, side pieces of corrugated sheet metal perforatedthroughoutsurrounding a chamber in communication with said opening atbottom and closed at top by said cap-piece, corner-pieces connectingsaid base and cap-piece and closing the joints between said side pieces,and means for supporting slices of bread out-side of and in closeproximity to said side pieces.

4. An improved toaster,of pyramidal shape, comprising a sheet-metal baseconstructed with a central opening, a cap-piece of sheet metal parallelwith said base, side pieces of perforated sheet metal havingcorrugations extending from bottom to top surrounding a chamber incommunication with said opening at bottom and closed at top by saidcap-piece, corner-pieces connecting said base and cappiece and closingthe joints between said side pieces, and means for supporting slices ofbread outside of and in close proximity to said side pieces.

5. An improved toaster,of pyramidal shape, comprising a sheet-metal baseconstructed with a central opening, a cap-piece of sheet metal parallelwith said base,side pieces of perforated and corrugated sheet metalsurrounding a chamber in communication with said opening at bottom andclosed at top by said cap-piece, corner-pieces connecting said base andcap-piece and closing the joints between said side pieces, andbread-supports attached externally to said side pieces.

6. An improved toaster,of pyramidal shape, comprising a sheet-metal baseconstructed with a central opening, a cap-piece of sheet metal parallelwith said base,side pieces of perforated and corrugated sheet metalsurrounding a chamber in communication with said opening at bottom andclosed at top by said cap-piece, corner-pieces connecting said base andcap-piece and closing the joints between said side pieces, andbread-supports of wire attached externally to said side pieces.

7. An improved toaster comprising a base provided with a circularcentral opening and curb and with upturned stays, a cap-piece parallelwith said base having a downturned marginal flange, side pieces ofperforated and corrugated sheet metal surrounding a chamber incommunication With said opening at bottom and closed at top by saidcap-piece and supported internally at bottom by said curb and externallyby said stays and said flange, external corner-pieces connecting saidbase and cap-piece and closing the joints between said side pieces, aperforated heat-distributing cone embracing said curb within saidchamber at bottom, and bread-supports attached externally to said sidepieces.

8. An improved toaster comprising a base provided with a-circularcentral opening and curb and with upturned stays, a cap parallel withsaid basepiece having a downturned marginal flange, side pieces ofperforated and corrugated sheet metal surrounding a chamber incommunication with said opening at bottom and closed at top by saidcap-piece and supported internally at bottom by said curb and externallyby said stays and said flange, external corner-pieces uniting said baseand cap-piece with each other, an internal tightening-bell at top and atightening-bolt extending upwardly from said bell through said cap,substantially as hereinbefore specified.

WILLIAM H. SILVER. PHILIP FRIEDLANDER.

Witnesses:

J. E. HENRY, D. J. MILLER.

